Music app screenshots with a highlighted word
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From the top 100 free Music apps on the US App Store, read on October 9, 2026. Screenshots are the developers’ own, shown from Apple’s servers with a link to each app.
The numbers
Apps that do it
47% 47 of 100
Screenshots that do it
23% 125 of 550
The top ten
3 of 10 against 44 of the other 90
125 of the 550 Music screenshots read (23%) do this, across 47 of the top 100 apps (47%). 3 of the top ten do it (30%), against 44 of the other 90 (49%): the top ten do it less than the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Music is 12th for this. It is most common in Education (56% of apps) and least common in Medical (31%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 125 Music app screenshots with a highlighted word, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“FIND PODCASTS YOU LOVE”
“START SHARING YOUR SOUND”
“Stream and Download great new music.”
“The perfect song.”
“RELAX MODE”
“LISTEN”
“MusiChic”
“OPENRUN PRO 2”
“Powerful Music Manager”
“The world's #1 tuner app”
“ENHANCE YOUR LISTENING EXPERIENCE.”
“Instantly Isolates Vocals, Percussion And Instruments”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on 40 of the 123 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“FIND PODCASTS YOU LOVE”
Spotify: Music and Podcasts · #1 · screenshot 2“START SHARING YOUR SOUND”
Make your track public.SoundCloud: The Music You Love · #4 · screenshot 2“Stream and Download great new music.”
Audiomack - Play Music Offline · #9 · screenshot 1“The perfect song.”
Anytime.TouchTunes: Jukebox Music · #11 · screenshot 1“RELAX MODE”
JBL Headphones · #14 · screenshot 3“LISTEN”
Personalized listening.Pandora: Music & Podcasts · #15 · screenshot 1“MusiChic”
MusiChic-Offline Music Player · #16 · screenshot 1- Supports new lineups including
“OPENRUN PRO 2”
Shokz · #17 · screenshot 1 “Powerful Music Manager”
Tunecho Music-Play Offline · #18 · screenshot 2“The world's #1 tuner app”
GuitarTuna: Tune & Play Guitar · #22 · screenshot 1“ENHANCE YOUR LISTENING EXPERIENCE.”
COMPATIBLE WITHSkullcandy · #25 · screenshot 1“Instantly Isolates Vocals, Percussion And Instruments”
Edjing Mix: DJ Music Mixer App · #28 · screenshot 4“Your Music Your Stations Your Podcasts”
ALL FREEiHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts · #29 · screenshot 2“Trusted by millions”
of usersClipTone: Ringtone & AI Cover · #30 · screenshot 1“PARTY TOGETHER”
JBL Portable · #31 · screenshot 6“NEW ARRIVAL”
JBL One · #32 · screenshot 1“Isolate vocals and instruments”
djay - DJ App & AI Mixer · #36 · screenshot 4“Music, Trivia,”
and more ...AMI Play · #37 · screenshot 1“Discover 10.000+”
new ringtonesGarage Ringtones for iPhone · #38 · screenshot 1“Learn to play in 1 day”
Ultimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs · #39 · screenshot 1“One Sentence Generates Exclusive Music”
Music Creator - Make Songs · #40 · screenshot 1“LEARN TO SING WITH CHERYL PORTER”
StarMaker-Sing Karaoke Songs · #43 · screenshot 1“Free Live Radio”
Radio App · #45 · screenshot 1“Choose from over 1 million songs”
Strum - Play Guitar · #47 · screenshot 2“Discover an Endless Music Library”
Beat Maker Pro: Music Game · #48 · screenshot 2“The Ultimate Tuner”
Tuner Pro: Guitar Tuner & Tab · #50 · screenshot 1“WATER EJECT”
Speaker CleanerClear Wave · #52 · screenshot 1“24/7·365”
MusiPlayer - Music X Streaming · #55 · screenshot 1“Hear the melody instantly know”
Music Recognition- Song Finder · #57 · screenshot 3- NEW
“WANT SOME QUIET TIME? ENABLE GHOST MODE”
Airbuds Widget · #58 · screenshot 2 “YOUR DESTINATION FOR MUSIC AND SPORTS.”
TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports · #65 · screenshot 1“Brain upgrade: binaural beats.”
Moongate: Binaural Beats · #66 · screenshot 1- Best AI Music Generator
“AI Music Maker”
Beatron: AI Song Generator · #67 · screenshot 1 “100,000+ Radio Stations”
Radio App - FM Radio Stations · #69 · screenshot 3“2.6 M scores available”
MuseScore－Sheet Music & Chords · #72 · screenshot 1“Guitar Tuner”
All features unlocked No adsGuitar Tuner - Simply Tune · #73 · screenshot 1“Create songs with AI”
AI Song Generator - Zona · #76 · screenshot 1“CLEAR WAVE”
Water Eject ‒ Speaker Cleaner · #77 · screenshot 2“SING KARAOKE SOLO OR WITH FRIENDS”
Smule: Sing, Duet & Record · #85 · screenshot 1“Colorful Light Dark Themes”
Melodista Music Offline Player · #86 · screenshot 1
Top ten Music apps that do it.
- #1Spotify: Music and Podcasts4 of its 6 screenshots
- #4SoundCloud: The Music You Love3 of its 6 screenshots
- #9Audiomack - Play Music Offline5 of its 5 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 56% 56 of 100 | 29% 160 of 555 | 6 of 10 |
| Shopping | 56% 56 of 100 | 24% 133 of 562 | 5 of 10 |
| Finance | 53% 53 of 100 | 27% 154 of 581 | 3 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 53% 53 of 100 | 28% 153 of 540 | 7 of 10 |
| Reference | 53% 53 of 100 | 30% 167 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Graphics & Design | 53% 52 of 99 | 27% 153 of 564 | 6 of 10 |
| Utilities | 52% 52 of 100 | 27% 148 of 549 | 8 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 51% 51 of 100 | 29% 156 of 544 | 4 of 10 |
| Sports | 50% 50 of 100 | 28% 154 of 558 | 5 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 48% 48 of 100 | 21% 119 of 566 | 5 of 10 |
| Productivity | 47% 47 of 99 | 26% 141 of 551 | 3 of 10 |
| Games | 47% 47 of 100 | 24% 136 of 567 | 3 of 10 |
| Music | 47% 47 of 100 | 23% 125 of 550 | 3 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 46% 46 of 100 | 21% 115 of 554 | 4 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 43% 43 of 100 | 19% 106 of 556 | 3 of 10 |
| News | 43% 42 of 98 | 19% 97 of 517 | 5 of 10 |
| Navigation | 40% 40 of 99 | 23% 130 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 39% 39 of 100 | 21% 120 of 574 | 4 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 38% 38 of 100 | 17% 84 of 507 | 3 of 10 |
| Weather | 38% 38 of 100 | 14% 79 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Business | 37% 37 of 100 | 20% 112 of 554 | 3 of 10 |
| Travel | 37% 37 of 100 | 12% 70 of 561 | 3 of 10 |
| Medical | 31% 31 of 100 | 17% 92 of 548 | 5 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Gradient background68% of these screenshots, against 57% of all Music screenshots
- Uses a number18% of these screenshots, against 7% of all Music screenshots
- Words at the top92% of these screenshots, against 82% of all Music screenshots
- Dark66% of these screenshots, against 57% of all Music screenshots
- Words aligned left20% of these screenshots, against 12% of all Music screenshots
- Has a headline98% of these screenshots, against 90% of all Music screenshots
More in look
- Gradient background73%
- Dark71%
- Background is the icon’s colour62%
- High contrast words57%
- Black, white or grey46%
- Solid background38%
- Blue37%
- Low contrast words36%
- Light35%
- Orange29%
- Photo background26%
- Teal21%
- Red19%
- Rounded headline type19%
- Purple17%
- Pattern or texture15%
- Pink13%
- Condensed or display type10%
- Green10%
- Yellow7%
- The app itself is the background6%
- Serif headline5%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Music apps have App Store screenshots with a highlighted word?
47 of the top 100 Music apps (47%) have at least one, and 125 of their 550 screenshots (23%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Music apps have App Store screenshots with a highlighted word?
In the top ten: Spotify: Music and Podcasts (#1), SoundCloud: The Music You Love (#4) and Audiomack - Play Music Offline (#9). Further down the chart: TouchTunes: Jukebox Music (#11), JBL Headphones (#14), Pandora: Music & Podcasts (#15), MusiChic-Offline Music Player (#16) and Shokz (#17), and 39 more.
Should my Music app have App Store screenshots with a highlighted word?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 3 of the top ten Music apps do it (30%), against 44 of the other 90 (49%), so the top ten do it less than the rest. Ten apps is a small group, so read that as a description of this chart and not as a rule.
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